EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (36mm, 24.53 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 153/154). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Agathodaemon serpent with head of Serapis erect right; a grain ear in its coils to either side; L I Z (date) across field. Köln 1720-1 var. (obv. bust type); Dattari (Savio) 2829; K&G 35.593-35.594 var. (same); RPC IV.4 13811/18 (this coin cited and illustrated); Emmett 1443 .17 (R4). Dark brown patina with touches of green, holed and plugged in antiquity beneath bust, edge split. VF. Extremely rare type for this regnal year.
From the Stein A. Evensen Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 225 (13 January 2010), lot 299 (hammer $460).